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Bird

- "There are no second acts in American lives."

Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

Release Date : 1988-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesMalpaso Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Forest Whitaker

Character Name : Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Original Name : Forest Whitaker

Gender : Male

Diane Venora

Character Name : Chan Parker

Original Name : Diane Venora

Gender : Female

Michael Zelniker

Character Name : Red Rodney

Original Name : Michael Zelniker

Gender : Male

Samuel E. Wright

Character Name : Dizzy Gillespie

Original Name : Samuel E. Wright

Gender : Male

Keith David

Character Name : Buster Franklin

Original Name : Keith David

Gender : Male

Michael McGuire

Character Name : Brewster

Original Name : Michael McGuire

Gender : Male

James Handy

Character Name : Esteves

Original Name : James Handy

Gender : Male

Damon Whitaker

Character Name : Young Bird

Original Name : Damon Whitaker

Gender : Male

Morgan Nagler

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : Morgan Nagler

Gender : Female

Arlen Dean Snyder

Character Name : Dr. Heath

Original Name : Arlen Dean Snyder

Gender : Male

Sam Robards

Character Name : Moscowitz

Original Name : Sam Robards

Gender : Male

Glenn Wright

Character Name : Alcoholic Patient

Original Name : Glenn Wright

Gender : Male

George Orrison

Character Name : Patient with Checkers

Original Name : George Orrison

Gender : Male

Bill Cobbs

Character Name : Dr. Caulfield

Original Name : Bill Cobbs

Gender : Male

Hamilton Camp

Character Name : Mayor of 52nd Street

Original Name : Hamilton Camp

Gender : Male

Chris Bosley

Character Name : First Doorman

Original Name : Chris Bosley

Gender : Male

George T. Bruce

Character Name : Second Doorman

Original Name : George T. Bruce

Gender : Male

Joey Green

Character Name : Gene

Original Name : Joey Green

Gender : Male

John Witherspoon

Character Name : Sid

Original Name : John Witherspoon

Gender : Male

Tony Todd

Character Name : Frog

Original Name : Tony Todd

Gender : Male

Jo De Winter

Character Name : Mildred Berg

Original Name : Jo De Winter

Gender : Female

Richard Zavaglia

Character Name : Ralph the Narc

Original Name : Richard Zavaglia

Gender : Male

Anna Thomson

Character Name : Audrey

Original Name : Anna Thomson

Gender : Female

Al Pugliese

Character Name : Owner - Three Deuces

Original Name : Al Pugliese

Gender : Male

Hubert Kelly

Character Name : Wilson

Original Name : Hubert Kelly

Gender : Male

Billy J. Mitchell

Character Name : Prince

Original Name : Billy J. Mitchell

Gender : Male

Karl Vincent

Character Name : Stratton

Original Name : Karl Vincent

Gender : Male

Lou Cutell

Character Name : Bride's Father

Original Name : Lou Cutell

Gender : Male

Roger Etienne

Character Name : Parisian Emcee

Original Name : Roger Etienne

Gender : Male

Jason Bernard

Character Name : Benny Tate

Original Name : Jason Bernard

Gender : Male

Gretchen Oehler

Character Name : Southern Nurse

Original Name : Gretchen Oehler

Gender : Female

Richard McKenzie

Character Name : Southern Doctor

Original Name : Richard McKenzie

Gender : Male

Tony Cox

Character Name : Pee Wee Marquette

Original Name : Tony Cox

Gender : Male

Diane Salinger

Character Name : Baroness Nica

Original Name : Diane Salinger

Gender : Female

Penelope Windust

Character Name : Bellevue Nurse

Original Name : Penelope Windust

Gender : Female

Ann Weldon

Character Name : Violet Wells

Original Name : Ann Weldon

Gender : Female

Reviews

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r96sk

@r96sk

2022-02-02

I personally found 'Bird' - directed by Clint Eastwood - to be an absolute slog to sit through. It's an interesting story no doubt, but it's told in the most mundane and boring way possible. I didn't know anything about Charlie Parker beforehand, which is what kept that aforementioned interest there. I'm no jazz fan either, but I am always happy to listen to it when it comes up though. Despite that, I just couldn't get into the film itself. It just felt like it was 160 minutes (!) worth of the following on repeat: performance, drunk and/or depressed, performance, drunk and/or depressed etc. I didn't feel like I was learning anything about Parker and his life. I literally gave an internal cheer when the credits finally rolled around. I do enjoy Forest Whitaker as an actor and he is probably the reason I'm not rating this lower. As for the rest, I don't even recall any of them - though I'm putting that down to what I've already noted, as opposed to the cast themselves who I'm sure tried their upmost. Way too long, in short. As I said it's an intriguing person to make a film about, an around 100 minute production would've been perfect in my opinion. A shame, all in all.